Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
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Plus just because 1,400 people voted does not mean 1,400 will actually buy. I would be curious to see MD data on correlation between those two facts.
What's more important is the purpose of this website. People vote, MD negotiates, the community gets a discount, MD gets a cut, the manufacturer moves a bunch of product. Wins throughout.
However, put junk up on the site, ignore the polls (i.e. the community), and low drop participation ruins MD reputation with manufacturers. Nobody wins (my opinion).
Furthermore, I can't remember any drop hitting 1400 participants, I doubt participation needs to be that high for MD to be successful.
Maybe my previous post was out of line, maybe not. Either way, MD's going to do what it thinks is best. I'm just using the platform provided to voice my opinion.